CME Group Averaged 17.8 Million Contracts Per Day in January 2019

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached average daily volume (ADV) of 17.8 million contracts per day in January 2019, down 6 percent from January 2018. Open interest at the end of January was 122 million contracts, down 1 percent from January 2018 and up 5 percent from year-end 2018.

Equity Index volume averaged 3.3 million contracts per day in January 2019, up 7 percent from January 2018. Highlights include:

Interest Rate volume averaged 9.6 million contracts per day in January 2019, down 1 percent from January 2018. Highlights include:

U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV increased 4 percent to 4.6 million contracts, including U.S. Treasury futures ADV, up 5 percent to 3.6 million contracts, and U.S. Treasury options ADV, up 2 percent to 959,000 contracts